Step 1.
Take your gatefold and begin to trim the vintage paper. I used a circular punch and paper strips.
I think its best to not have this too planned. It makes the layout more dynamic. The older your book the better. The yellowing of the paper is important. The book I used has yellowing on the edges. Not the middle as much as I'd like :-(.
I'm a big belly band person. Moreso than ribbon actually. I just think a trimmed belly band is a nice, clean look. |
Wasn't sure how the circles would work, but I ended up layering them. Not too many though because I did want the beautiful pine green to be a nice contrast. |
Affix the vintage paper to the gatefold piece carefully. Add some more embellishments if you like. I went through my embellishment drawers to see what worked nicely with the paper and I found these super cute orange florals.
Step 3.
Now its time to place the brown bag kraft envelope inside of the gatefold and add a message of congratulations to your recipient. You'll have to trim your A7 envelope just a little, but it won't matter because you'll be sealing your sides with glue so no gifts (money, gift card, etc.) will fall out!
Step 4.
Finally, you can adorn your kraft brown bag envelope with more vintage paper, a personal message and even more embellishments if you prefer! This envelope is large enough for yet another card, but not too large if you'd like to place monetary gifts.
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Christy Toney Design Team Member - Winter/Spring 2014 Term |
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